Carson Palmer's house has a buyer

Carson Palmer has a buyer for his house in Indian Hill.

CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer's house wasn't on the market very long, as the quarterback takes another step closer to being out of Cincinnati for good.

Comey & Shepherd Realtors lists the Indian Hill property as "under contract." An official for the realtor said that the closing on the five-bedroom, two-story home, which sits on five acres, should move fairly quickly. The price on the listing was $2.1 million.

Many, including running back Cedric Benson, wonder if a Palmer return now is a good idea. Summing up what many are wondering, Benson said last week during an interview on Sirius NFL Radio: "If he's there and not happy he's not going to give us his best."

Rumblings of Palmer selling his house started in February, after head coach Marvin Lewis visited him in California. There wasn't a listing until late March. Lewis has said since the scouting combine that the team was moving on without Palmer but did leave the door somewhat ajar last Wednesday when Lewis indicated that if Palmer decided to return, he would be the starter and Andy Dalton, who was drafted in the second round, would be the quarterback of the future.

The team's best case scenario would be for Palmer, who said he wants a trade or he will retire, to return for one more season and then a possible trade in 2012, but that remains highly unlikely.

Palmer, who would be entering his ninth season, is scheduled to make $11.5 million in base salary this year. The contract, which has four years remaining, would pay Palmer $53 million ($50 million in base and $1 million per season in roster bonuses in 2012, '13 and '14).

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Carson Palmer's house has a buyer

Carson Palmer?s house, which was put on the market in late March, took less than two months to find a buyer.